“EPWPs are not even paid the very low national minimum wage of R28,79 per hour. They are
only paid R15,63 per hour but are doing work of a permanent nature. When their services are
terminated, EPWPs, CWPs and CHWs are not…”
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“The space is a vibrant hub for communities and workers from across the city’s townships, for debates and cultural engagement (poetry, theatre music, book launches, art exhibitions, seminars and study groups). This is in contrast to much of the Newtown…”
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“Residents of Makhanda are protesting against poor service delivery and the Makana Municipality’s failure to address critical issues like water and sanitation. Despite receiving funds for infrastructure projects, Mayor Yandisa Vara’s leadership continues to neglect the town’s urgent needs, prompting a community uprising on 26 February 2025.”
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“On 10 February 2025, community members, learners, and parents staged a protest outside the premises of Sinako High School on Tutu Avenue, in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, expressing concerns over poor leadership at the school. The demonstration, which started at 8:00 am…”
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“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is under attack by the M23 and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). The M23 is a proxy force for Rwanda. Rwanda is backed to the hilt by the United States, the United Kingdom, France…”
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“First Spaza Shops, Now Street Vendors—What’s Really Behind the Government’s Plan to Regulate Informal Traders? Johannesburg – In a move that’s left many scratching their heads, the South African government is expanding its crackdown on informal traders, targeting not just…”
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“Unfortunately, another worker’s finger was chopped off by factory machinery – this was again a worker who was injured after having been brought in to operate complex equipment – the wrapping machine – without adequate training from the Mister Sweet…”
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“UPDATE: On 4 September 2024 Premier FMCG applied for an interdict against the strike. The interdict application will be heard on 10 September 2024. We, the 23 below organisations, from six provinces, declare that we are boycotting Mister Sweet products…”
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“Workers at Mister Sweet [have embarked on] a strike starting on Monday, 19 August 2024. The strike [is taking] place at Mister Sweet, Corner of Dekema and Bezuidenhout Roads, Wadeville in Gauteng. There is no basic salary at this company…”
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“After six months of savage and relentless attacks by Israel against Palestinian civilians resulting in more than 100,000 Palestinians murdered, maimed, or buried under the rubble – 75% of whom are children, the elderly and women – the United Nations Security Council…”
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“Sunday 17 March 17, marks the second anniversary of the historic ICASA spectrum auction when the government gave R14.4 billion worth of our national airwaves to the cell phone companies. President Ramaphosa told Parliament this “will bring us closer to …”
“The working class does not need to know the food poverty line, the lower-bound poverty line, or the upper-bound poverty line to know that it is starving. The 1 March increase in the national minimum wage from R25.42 to…”
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